Picture projecting machine cabinet



Oct. '27, 1931. R. w. KITTREDGE PICTURE PROJECTING MACHINE CABINET Oct.27, 1931.

R. W. KITTREDGE PICTURE PROJEGTING MACHINE CABINET Filed Jan. 14, 19294,Sheets-Sheet 2 I lllllllllllll V III/I/I/IIIl/I/IIII/III. ll/Innfufrilgrm Rufus h/ Mflreaye Oct. 27, 1931. Rjw, 1 1,829,359

PICTURE PROJECTING MACHINE CABINET Filed Jan. 14. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3Oct. 27, 1931. R. w. KITTREDGE PICTURE BROJEGTING MACHINE CABINET 4Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Jan. 14, 1929 Patented Oct. 27, 193i UNITED STATESRUFUS W. KITTREDGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PICTURE PROTECTING MACHINECABINET Application filed January 14, 1929. Serial No. 382,248.

My invention relates particularly to a motion picture projecting machinecabinet, adapted for home use, although not limited to this use alone.

The general objects of the invention reside in the provision of acabinet for picture proj ecting machines, such as motion pictureprojecting machines, and a projection screen and stand therefor which isremovably stored on the cabinet in such a manner as to not materiallydecrease the space afiorded in the cabinet for the reception or storageof other articles such as a projecting machine, related apparatus, andfilm, which permits of the quick and convenient storing of the screenand stand on the cabinet and removal of the same therefrom, and whichdoes not detract from the appearance of the cabinet or require anunattractive shape thereof, all with a View toward the provision of sucha cabinet for use in the home to form an attractive and convenientarticle of furniture thereof.

WVith these objects in view my invention consists in certain features ofnovelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts bywhich the said objects and certain other objects, hereinafter appearing,are effected, all as fully described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the said drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cabinet, projection screen and standembodying my invention set up ready for the exhibition of pictures froma motion picture projecting machine on the cabinet;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the cabinet with the projection screenand stand stored thereon, a portion of the cabinet being broken away andshown in section;

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the projection screen andstand of my invention in position for the exhibition of picturesprojected upon the screen;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the cabinet with the projection screenand stand stored thereon, one of the panel members of the standhereinafter described, being in open position;

Figure 5 is a partial top plan view of the projection screen and stand;and

Figure 6 is a front elevation of the projection screen andstand with theparts thereof in position to be stored on the cabinet, parts thereofbeing broken away.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates generally a cabinet, access intothe interior of which is afforded in a usual manner, such as by means ofa hinged door 2 on a side thereof. See Figures 1 and 2. Within thecabinet is suitable structure for the reception of various articles,such as racks 3 for the reception and storage of film.

The cabinet is provided with a horizontal bottom 4:, but is open at therear side thereof for purposes hereinafter described.

The projection screen and stand of my invention consists as follows.

A vertical center panel member 5, forming an upright member, has a basepart 6 secured to its lower end, and this base part extends normal tothis panel member substantially on one side of the plane thereof. Seeparticularly Figures 3 and 5.

Secured on the inner face of the panel member 5 and. extendinglongitudinally thereof is a pair of parallel opposing slide members 7and mounted in these slide members for vertical longitudinal slidingmove ment is a second upright member 8, this member 8 being movable withrespect to the panel member 5 from an extended relation with respectthereto, as shown in Figure 3, to an overlying relation with respectthereto, as shown in Figure 6.

A projection screen 9 of usual construction has a centrally disposedvertical slide member 11 secured on the back thereof, and this slidemember is engaged in a vertical slide way 12 on and extendinglongitudinally of the upright member 8. See Figures 3, 5 and 6.

As so arranged, the upright members 5 and 8 and the screen 9 aredisposed in adjacent parallel planes and are relatively movablevertically and longitudinally of these upright members from an extendedrelation,

as shown in Figures 1 and 3, to properly position the screen for theexhibition of pietures, to an overlying relation, as shown in Figures 2,a and 6, for the storing of the screen and stand on the cabinet, asshown in Figure 2.

it stop member 13, pivoted on the upright member 8, is movable into andout of position to engage the lower end of the slide member 11, toreleasably secure the screen in e:-:tended relation with the uprightmember 8, and a second stop member 1a, pivoted on the panel or uprightmember 5, is movable into and out o'l position to engage selectivelyteeth 15 formed along a longitudinal edge of a longitudinal centralopening through the upright member 8, to releasably secure the uprightmember 8 in adjusted extended relation with respect to the uprightmember 5. See Figures 3 and 6. Thus the screen 9 is releasably securedin adjusted extended position for the projection of pictures thereon,say from a motion picture projecting machine 16 on the top of thecabinet 1, as shown in Figure 1.

Two additional panel members 17 are hinged, as designated at 18 inFigures 1 and :3, on vertical TIES to opposite vertical edges of thecenter panel or upright member 5 for movement :trom the plane of thepanel member 5 in a direction away from the base part (3, so that whenthe stand and screen are set up for the exhibition of pictures pr jectedupon the screen, the panel members 1'? may e tioned out of the plane ofthe member LlllGClIlOll away from the base part 6 to .nd the basesupport of the stand, as will be observed in Figures 1 and 3.

When it is desired to store the screen and stand on the cabinet, thestop members 13 and 1-1 are released and the screen 9 and uprightembersand 8 positioned in overlying relation.

The screen and stand are then moved into the rear opening of the cabinetwith the base part 6 projecting inwardly and resting upon the bottom aof the cabinet. See Figures 1 and 2.

When the screen and stand are in their innermost position on thecabinet, the panel member 5 lies in the plane of the rear of thecabinet, and the panel members 17 when swung into the plane of the panelmember 5 form therewith a panel forming the rear side of the cabinet,pivoted lugs 19 on the cabinet being movable over the panel members 1'7to secure the screen and stand on the cabinet.

It will be observed that the screen and stand do not decrease the spacein the cabinet to any material extent because, when stored on thecabinet, they are disposed correspondingly with the exterior of thecabinet, the base part 6 being disposed correspondingly with the bottomof the cabinet, and the screen, upright members and related parts beingdisposed correspondingly with the rear side of the cabinet.

lVhile I have herein shown and particularly described the preferredembodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction shown as changes may readily be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, but having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent thefollowing Claims 1. The combination with a cabinet provided with anopening, of a panel forming a closure for said opening and comprisingpanel members hinged together for tacewise angular movement into acommon plane to form said closure and out of said common plane forforming a self-supporting stand, means whereby a projection screen iscarried with one of said panel members for movement from a positionoverlying the inner face of said panel to an operative position extendedfrom said panel members, and means whereby said panel is removablymounted on said cabiint to close said opening and with said screen insaid cabinet and overlying the inner face of said panel.

The combination with a cabinet provided with an opening, of a panelforming a closure for said opening, and comprising a center panel memberand two additional panel members hinged to opposite vertical edges ofthe center panel member for fac wise movement into the plane of saiccenter panel member to form said closure and out of said plane forforming a self-supporting stand, means on the inner face of said centerpanel member whereby a projection screen is carried therewith tormovement in its plane and parallel to the pivotal axes it saidadditional panel members from a position overlying the inner face ofsaid panel to an operative position extended from said panel members,and means whereby said panel is ie movably mounted on said cabinet toclose said opening and with said screen in said cabinet overlying theinner face of said panel.

3. The combination with a. cabinet, of a stand provided with an uprightpart in the form of a panel forming a side of said cabinet and a basepart at the lower end of said panel and extending normal thereto substantially on one side of the plane oi said panel, said panel comprisingpanel members hinged at vertical edges thereof for facewise movementinto a common plane to form said panel and to one of which panel memberssaid base part isfixed, and means whereby said stand is mounted on saidcabinet with said panel forming said side and with said base partpositioned correspondingly with an adjoining side of said cabinet andadapted to permit removal of said stand with movement thereof outwardlyfrom one of said sides.

4. The combination with a cabinet provided with an opening in a verticalside thereof, of a stand provided with an upright part in the form of apanel forming a closure for said opening and a base part at the lowerend of said panel and extending normal thereto substantially on theinside of the plane of said panel, means whereby a projection screen iscarried with said panel for movement from a position overlying the innerface of said panel to an operative position extended above said panel,and means whereb said stand is removably mounted on said ca inetwithsaid panel closing said opening and with said base positionedcorrespondingly with the bottom of the cabinet and with said projectionscreen in position overlying the inner face of said panel.

5. The combination with a cabinet provided with an opening in a verticalside thereof, of a stand provided with an upright part in the form of apanel forming a closure for said opening and a base part at the lowerend of said panel and extendin normal thereto substantially on theinside 0 the plane of said panel, said panel comprising a center panelmember to which said base part is fixed so and two additional panelmembers hinged at opposite vertical edges of the center panel member forfacewise movement into the plane of said center panel member to formsaid closure and outwardly out of said plane, telescopic means on theinner face of said center panel member whereby a projection screen iscarried therewith for movement in its plane and parallel to the pivotalaxes of said additional panel members from a posi- 0 tion overlying theinner face of said panel to an adjusted operative position upwardlyextended from said panel members, and means whereby said stand isremovabl mounted on said cabinet with said panel closing said openingand with said base positioned correspondingly with the bottom of saidcabinet and with said projection screen in position overlying the innerface of said panel.

In Witness whereof I hereunto aflix my signature this 11th day ofJanuary, 1929.

RUFUS W. KITTREDGE.

